# 2011 Duel in the Pool

The 2011 Duel in the Pool was a swimming meet held December 16 and 17, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Aquatics Center in Atlanta. It was a short course (25m), dual meet between a team from the United States and a European All-Star team featuring swimmers from 18 nations. It was the sixth meet held under the Duel in the Pool name and the second between the United States and a European team.
The United States prevailed by 181½ points to 80½.$^{:30}$

## Roster
### United States

The United States team featured 17 men and 18 women.

### European All-Stars

The European team consisted of 22 men and 19 women.

## Format

All events were held in a short course pool (25 m). Up to four swimmers per team took part in each of the twenty-six individual events. Five points were given to the winner, three to the runner-up and one for the third-place finisher, while fourth, fifth and sixth place received no points. In relay events, the winning team was awarded seven points and the losing team none.
Events were held in the following order with women's events first and men's events afterwards:

## Results

The full results of the competition are listed below. One world record was set during the meet, in the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay, while five American records and one European record were beaten.$^{:31}$ The European relay teams were not eligible to set new records as they did not represent a single nation. Therefore, the European women's team did not set a new world record in the 4 × 100 m freestyle with their time of 3:27.53, even though they beat the standing record set by the Netherlands of 3:28.22.

### Day 1
#### 4 × 100 m medley relay

| Rank | Team | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | United States (USA)  Natalie Coughlin (USA) (55.97) Rebecca Soni (USA) (1:02.91) Dana Vollmer (USA) (55.36) Missy Franklin (USA) (51.32) | 3:45.56 | 7 | WR |
| 2 | European All-Stars (EUR)  Daryna Zevina (UKR) (56.71) Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) (1:05.31) Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) (56.17) Marleen Veldhuis (NED) (52.85) | 3:51.04 | – | |
| Rank | Team | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | United States (USA)  Nick Thoman (USA) (50.02) Brendan Hansen (USA) (56.59) Tyler McGill (USA) (50.68) Matt Grevers (USA) (46.26) | 3:23.55 | 7 | |
| 2 | European All-Stars (EUR)  Radosław Kawęcki (POL) (50.36) Giedrius Titenis (LTU) (58.28) Konrad Czerniak (POL) (50.34) Adam Brown (GBR) (46.79) | 3:25.77 | – | |

#### 400 m individual medley

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 4:24.37 | 5 |
| 2 | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) | 4:24.62 | 3 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 4:26.48 | 1 |
| 4 | Kathleen Hersey (USA) | 4:27.97 | – |
| 5 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) | 4:28.23 | – |
| 6 | Barbora Závadová (CZE) | 4:31.73 | – |
| 7 | Julia Smit (USA) | 4:32.08 | – |
| 8 | Anja Klinar (CZE) | 4:37.49 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 3:59.52 | 5 |
| 2 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 4:00.35 | 3 |
| 3 | László Cseh (HUN) | 4:02.91 | 1 |
| 4 | Conor Dwyer (USA) | 4:04.31 | – |
| 5 | Dinko Jukić (AUT) | 4:05.06 | – |

#### 100 m freestyle

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 51.87 | 5 |
| 2 | Francesca Halsall (GBR) | 51.95 | 3 |
| 3 | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 52.40 | 1 |
| 4 | Jessica Hardy (USA) | 52.55 | – |
| 5 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 52.77 | – |
| 6 | Dana Vollmer (USA) | 53.00 | – |
| 7 | Amanda Weir (USA) | 53.12 | – |
| 8 | Marleen Veldhuis (NED) | 53.49 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Ricky Berens (USA) | 46.60 | 5 |
| 2 | Garrett Weber-Gale (USA) | 46.79 | 3 |
| 3 | Vladimir Morozov (RUS) | 47.21 | 1 |
| 4 | Nick Brunelli (USA) | 47.54 | – |
| 5 | Adam Brown (GBR) | 47.55 | – |
| 6 | Jimmy Feigen (USA) | 47.74 | – |
| 7 | Krisztián Takács (HUN) | 48.53 | – |

#### 200 m backstroke

| Rank | Name | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Missy Franklin (USA) | 2:00.14 | 5 | |
| 2 | Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR) | 2:00.83 | 3 | ER |
| 3 | Elizabeth Pelton (USA) | 2:02.16 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | 2:02.47 | – | |
| 5 | Daryna Zevina (UKR) | 2:03.17 | – | |
| 6 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 2:04.57 | – | |
| 7 | Julia Smit (USA) | 2:07.04 | – | |
| 8 | Gemma Spofforth (GBR) | 2:07.89 | – | |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 1:48.90 | 5 |
| 2 | Radosław Kawęcki (POL) | 1:50.12 | 3 |
| 3 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 1:51.22 | 1 |
| 4 | Nick Thoman (USA) | 1:51.26 | – |
| 5 | Markus Rogan (AUT) | 1:51.60 | – |
| 6 | Péter Bernek (HUN) | 1:52.93 | – |
| 7 | Marco Loughran (GBR) | 1:56.14 | – |

#### 200 m breaststroke

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Rebecca Soni (USA) | 2:17.69 | 5 |
| 2 | Amanda Beard (USA) | 2:19.72 | 3 |
| 3 | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) | 2:19.84 | 1 |
| 4 | Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) | 2:22.67 | – |
| 5 | Katy Freeman (USA) | 2:23.39 | – |
| 6 | Moniek Nijhuis (NED) | 2:24.53 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Brendan Hansen (USA) | 2:03.62 | 5 | |
| 2 | Dániel Gyurta (HUN) | 2:03.64 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mike Alexandrov (USA) | 2:05.08 | 1 | |
| 4 | Christian vom Lehn (GER) | 2:06.84 | – | |
| 5 | Eric Shanteau (USA) | 2:09.37 | – | |
| 6 | Giedrius Titenis (LTU) | 2:10.38 | – | |
| 7 | Mark Gangloff (USA) | | – | DSQ |

#### 100 m butterfly

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 56.23 | 5 |
| 2 | Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) | 56.24 | 3 |
| 3 | Dana Vollmer (USA) | 56.27 | 1 |
| 4 | Francesca Halsall (GBR) | 57.29 | – |
| 5 | Elaine Breeden (USA) | 57.41 | – |
| 6 | Martina Granström (SWE) | 57.54 | – |
| 7 | Claire Donahue (USA) | 57.60 | – |
| 8 | Marleen Veldhuis (NED) | 58.22 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Matt Grevers (USA) | 50.54 | 5 |
| 2 | Tyler McGill (USA) | 50.56 | 3 |
| 3 | Konrad Czerniak (POL) | 50.70 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Davis Tarwater (USA) | 50.70 | 0.5 |
| 5 | François Heersbrandt (BEL) | 50.96 | – |
| 6 | Ricky Berens (USA) | 50.98 | – |
| 7 | László Cseh (HUN) | 51.48 | – |
| 8 | Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) | 51.66 | – |

#### 400 m freestyle

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Chloe Sutton (USA) | 3:58.07 | 5 |
| 2 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 3:58.21 | 3 |
| 3 | Lotte Friis (DEN) | 4:00.88 | 1 |
| 4 | Kate Ziegler (USA) | 4:03.03 | – |
| 5 | Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) | 4:04.73 | – |
| 6 | Gráinne Murphy (IRL) | 4:05.80 | – |
| 7 | Ashley Steenvoorden (USA) | 4:06.67 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Michael Klueh (USA) | 3:40.05 | 5 |
| 2 | Conor Dwyer (USA) | 3:40.66 | 3 |
| 3 | Matt McLean (USA) | 3:42.11 | 1 |
| 3 | Mads Glæsner (DEN) | 3:43.40 | – |
| 5 | Peter Vanderkaay (USA) | 3:43.61 | – |
| 6 | Robbie Renwick (GBR) | 3:45.17 | – |
| 7 | Pál Joensen (FAR) | 3:45.84 | – |
| 8 | Dominik Meichtry (SUI) | 3:45.88 | – |
Legend: WR – World record; AM – United States record; ER – European record

### Day 2
#### 800 m freestyle

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Lotte Friis (DEN) | 8:04.77 | 5 |
| 2 | Chloe Sutton (USA) | 8:14.29 | 3 |
| 3 | Gráinne Murphy (IRL) | 8:18.03 | 1 |
| 4 | Kate Ziegler (USA) | 8:18.39 | – |
| 5 | Ashley Steenvoorden (USA) | 8:26.10 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Pál Joensen (FAR) | 7:36.24 | 5 |
| 2 | Michael Klueh (USA) | 7:39.90 | 3 |
| 3 | Mads Glæsner (DEN) | 7:42.27 | 1 |
| 4 | Peter Vanderkaay (USA) | 7:48.48 | – |
| 5 | Gergő Kis (HUN) | 7:48.77 | – |

#### 200 m freestyle

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Missy Franklin (USA) | 1:53.19 | 5 |
| 2 | Dana Vollmer (USA) | 1:53.92 | 3 |
| 3 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 1:54.24 | 1 |
| 4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 1:55.77 | – |
| 5 | Dagny Knutson (USA) | 1:55.95 | – |
| 6 | Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) | 1:57.11 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Ricky Berens (USA) | 1:42.68 | 5 |
| 2 | Matt McLean (USA) | 1:44.26 | 3 |
| 3 | Conor Dwyer (USA) | 1:44.45 | 1 |
| 4 | Dinko Jukić (AUT) | 1:44.59 | – |
| 5 | Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) | 1:44.60 | – |
| 6 | Robbie Renwick (GBR) | 1:44.87 | – |
| 7 | Dominik Meichtry (SUI) | 1:45.89 | – |

#### 100 m backstroke

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR) | 56.82 | 5 |
| 2 | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 56.92 | 3 |
| 3 | Missy Franklin (USA) | 57.49 | 1 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Pelton (USA) | 57.64 | – |
| 5 | Daryna Zevina (UKR) | 58.63 | – |
| 6 | Gemma Spofforth (GBR) | 58.72 | – |
| 7 | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | 58.82 | – |
| 8 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 59.32 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Matt Grevers (USA) | 49.85 | 5 |
| 2 | Nick Thoman (USA) | 50.13 | 3 |
| 3 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 50.65 | 1 |
| 4 | Radosław Kawęcki (POL) | 50.87 | – |
| 5 | Péter Bernek (HUN) | 53.13 | – |
| 6 | Marco Loughran (GBR) | 53.48 | – |

#### 100 m breaststroke

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Jessica Hardy (USA) | 1:03.33 | 5 |
| 2 | Rebecca Soni (USA) | 1:04.53 | 3 |
| 3 | Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) | 1:05.50 | 1 |
| 4 | Amanda Beard (USA) | 1:05.75 | – |
| 5 | Moniek Nijhuis (NED) | 1:06.34 | – |
| 6 | Katy Freeman (USA) | 1:07.57 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Brendan Hansen (USA) | 57.47 | 5 |
| 2 | Dániel Gyurta (HUN) | 57.62 | 3 |
| 3 | Mike Alexandrov (USA) | 57.81 | 1 |
| 4 | Mark Gangloff (USA) | 58.72 | – |
| 5 | Giedrius Titenis (LTU) | 59.36 | – |
| 6 | Eric Shanteau (USA) | 59.65 | – |
| 7 | Christian vom Lehn (GER) | 1:00.03 | – |

#### 200 m butterfly

| Rank | Name | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Kathleen Hersey (USA) | 2:03.49 | 5 | AM |
| 2 | Elaine Breeden (USA) | 2:04.98 | 3 | |
| 3 | Martina Granström (SWE) | 2:06.08 | 1 | |
| 4 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) | 2:06.35 | – | |
| 5 | Claire Donahue (USA) | 2:09.27 | – | |
| 6 | Dagny Knutson (USA) | 2:10.97 | – | |
| 7 | Anja Klinar (SLO) | 2:11.33 | – | |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | László Cseh (HUN) | 1:51.18 | 5 | |
| 2 | Davis Tarwater (USA) | 1:51.90 | 3 | AM |
| 3 | Bence Biczó (HUN) | 1:55.26 | 1 | |
| 4 | Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) | 1:55.48 | – | |
| 5 | Tyler McGill (USA) | 1:56.67 | – | |

#### 50 m freestyle

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Marleen Veldhuis (NED) | 23.43 | 5 |
| 2 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 23.61 | 3 |
| 3 | Francesca Halsall (GBR) | 23.73 | 1 |
| 4 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 24.13 | – |
| 5 | Jessica Hardy (USA) | 24.18 | – |
| 6 | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 24.31 | – |
| 7 | Amanda Weir (USA) | 24.41 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Nick Brunelli (USA) | 21.28 | 5 |
| 2 | Vladimir Morozov (RUS) | 21.29 | 3 |
| 3 | Matt Grevers (USA) | 21.38 | 1 |
| 4 | Garrett Weber-Gale (USA) | 21.42 | – |
| 5 | Adam Brown (GBR) | 21.47 | – |
| 6 | Konrad Czerniak (POL) | 21.65 | – |
| 7 | Jimmy Feigen (USA) | 21.73 | – |
| 8 | Krisztián Takács (HUN) | 21.90 | – |

#### 200 m individual medley

| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) | 2:04.91 | 5 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Pelton (USA) | 2:07.27 | 3 |
| 3 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 2:07.64 | 1 |
| 4 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 2:07.77 | – |
| 5 | Julia Smit (USA) | 2:08.67 | – |
| 6 | Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) | 2:10.18 | – |
| 7 | Barbora Závadová (CZE) | 2:11.39 | – |
| 8 | Gráinne Murphy (GBR) | 2:14.36 | – |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points |
| 1 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 1:52.98 | 5 |
| 2 | László Cseh (HUN) | 1:53.31 | 3 |
| 3 | Markus Rogan (AUT) | 1:53.93 | 1 |
| 4 | Conor Dwyer (USA) | 1:55.21 | – |
| 5 | Dinko Jukić (AUT) | 1:55.92 | – |
| 6 | Eric Shanteau (USA) | 1:58.51 | – |

#### 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

| Rank | Team | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | European All-Stars (EUR)  Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) (52.39) Francesca Halsall (GBR) (51.57) Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) (52.21) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) (51.36) | 3:27.53 | 7 | |
| 2 | United States (USA)  Natalie Coughlin (USA) (52.59) Jessica Hardy (USA) (52.32) Dana Vollmer (USA) (52.19) Missy Franklin (USA) (51.36) | 3:28.46 | – | |
| Rank | Team | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | United States (USA)  Matt Grevers (USA) (47.08) Garrett Weber-Gale (USA) (46.99) Nick Brunelli (USA) (47.01) Ricky Berens (USA) (46.14) | 3:07.22 | 7 | |
| 2 | European All-Stars (EUR)  Radosław Kawęcki (POL) (47.17) Giedrius Titenis (LTU) (46.85) Konrad Czerniak (POL) (46.56) Adam Brown (GBR) (47.40) | 3:07.98 | – | |
Legend: WR – World record; AM – United States record; ER – European record

## Final score

Final score :
| 174½ | 174½ | Total | Total | 80½ | 80½ |
| 81 | 81 | Women | Women | 50 | 50 |
| 93½ | 93½ | Men | Men | 30½ | 30½ |